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Southwest Area Incident Management Team 3Crews have been trying to take advantage of calmer conditions as they fight the 12,600-acre Greer Fire in the White Mountains ahead of near critical fire expected over the weekend. -
Dr. Tom Myers has worked as a physician on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon since 1990, and he knows all the ways people can get into trouble on a difficult hike. In fact, he co-authored the book Death in Grand Canyon. But that didn’t stop him from completing an epic journey on foot down the canyon’s entire length. His new book is The Grandest Trek. -
Video still/Prescott Police DepartmentA grand jury indicted former Prescott police officer Brian Sutton on one count of manslaughter in the 2024 shooting of Daniel Leslie, who was unarmed. -
Adrian Skabelund / KNAUThe population of endangered Mexican gray wolves has grown for nine years in a row, but conservation groups say the program is running out of time to address important genetic challenges.
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The Washington Post documented nearly double the number of deaths of Native American children in Indian boarding schools than what the federal government acknowledged. -
The original Christmas Bird Count involved 27 birders, who tallied up 90 species on Christmas Day. More than a century later, the survey continues in what may be the world’s longest-running community science project. -
A new plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service will prohibit commercial air tours over Canyon de Chelly National Monument. -
Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi Tribe nearly three decades ago, marking what tribal officials described as a historic day. -
Thousands of federal workers in Arizona stand to be furloughed Friday as the budget battle in Congress threatens to shut down the government. -
Poet Sage Marshall is a Colorado native and an avid skier, backpacker, duck hunter and fly fisherman. He works as an outdoor journalist but also writes poetry. He reads his piece “On Perspective.”
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Last week, more than 60 were killed in the worst fighting between India and Pakistan in decades. They included 11-year-old twins whose family is still trying to figure out how to tell their father.
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Ben Pickman of The Athletic says the 2025 WNBA season brings superstar debuts, rising rivalries and major questions about pay for athletes. -
Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open. -
In a country that has long prided itself on its openness to immigrants, the declaration drew criticism from the Argentine president's opponents and prompted comparisons to U.S. President Donald Trump. -
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines in the SUVs "may be in contact" with their engine air cleaner outlet pipe due to a potential installation defect.
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Windy Saturday as a spring storm drops into the Great Basin (The NWS has issued a Wind Advisory for Mohave County and a Red Flag Warning for the Little Colorado River Valley). The region then turns cooler Sunday and Monday. Rain showers develop across northern AZ Saturday night into Sunday morning and then eastern AZ Monday. Warm weather quickly returns Tuesday through the remainder of next week.
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